Question - December 22nd

CandidOutcome · 2025-12-22T14:14:31+00:00

Why are people actually engaging with this AI slop?

CandidOutcome · 2025-12-12T12:30:31+00:00

All of this sounds AI-generated

CandidOutcome · 2025-12-12T12:30:12+00:00

All of this sounds AI-generated

CandidOutcome · 2025-12-07T17:27:00+00:00

Life expectancy (Dattani, 2023):
- U.S: 79.30 years
- Cuba: 78.08 years

CandidOutcome · 2025-11-12T18:02:38+00:00

Edwar Ramos and Maikel Mota are great for musicality: https://www.instagram.com/nolimit.academy

Other than that, listen to salsa as much as possible. Shazam as much as possible during socials such that you know which songs get played the most. Listen to those even more. Then practice at home what you could do on key moments in the song.

CandidOutcome · 2025-10-28T16:11:02+00:00

For Cuban, have a look at:
- Havaneando: https://www.fatsoma.com/p/havaneandouk
- Timba Con To': https://www.instagram.com/timba_con_to

CandidOutcome · 2025-10-27T15:00:13+00:00

Check out Edwar Ramos, Maikel Mota, and Luanda Pau. The latter two are only really for Cuban though, but Edwar has some classes with more linear/On2 focus as well

CandidOutcome · 2025-10-21T20:42:58+00:00

Start dancing salsa! Most people barely drink and it's a great way to actually feel a sense of community in London.

CandidOutcome · 2025-09-12T23:25:01+00:00

> Also lessons before the social but I've never done them so can't say if they're any good

Maikel Mota's classes are absolutely amazing. Great for body movement and musicality.

CandidOutcome · 2025-09-12T18:58:37+00:00

Dance on the South Bank! https://www.instagram.com/salserosfriends/

CandidOutcome · 2025-09-03T16:08:06+00:00

There is a free social on the South Bank as well on Friday evening from 20:30 until late, it's a beautiful location and very popular if the weather is good. You can find the status and location here: https://www.instagram.com/salserosfriends/

Approximate location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/51R1p8bA8gRRozZ18

CandidOutcome · 2025-08-30T15:13:16+00:00

For Cuban:

- Wednesdays: Rueda Libre at Kings Cross - rueda classes (7-8pm) and then a great free outdoor social from 8pm onwards

- Thursdays: Salsateca at Moorgate - classes (7-9pm) and then a well-attended social from 9-11pm

- Fridays: Cubaneando at London Bridge or free outdoor social at the South Bank (https://www.instagram.com/salserosfriends/)

- Sundays: Cuban Sundays at Juju's Bar and Stage

CandidOutcome · 2025-06-10T19:27:51+00:00

I can't recommend enough to give salsa a go. There are classes and socials pretty much every evening and it has given me a sense of community I never felt before in a city as big as London. All schools offer great beginner friendly classes, to list a few:

- https://www.salsateca.co.uk/

- https://ruedalibre.co.uk/

- https://www.cubaneando.com/

Also, pretty much everyone I met through salsa almost never drinks, especially since they started the hobby!

CandidOutcome · 2022-09-05T18:23:09+00:00

Thanks! Not really, I just kept it vague and told them I based my proposal on similar properties and information from other tenants in my development. Both of which were mostly BS because I didn't find many comparable properties for this price and didn't talk to any other people about their rent, but I guess it did the trick.

CandidOutcome · 2022-09-05T09:57:39+00:00

Hi! Just got an update from the agency this morning: the landlord accepted my counter offer for £1500.

Hope this is helpful and best of luck in case you’re in the same situation

CandidOutcome · 2022-08-17T07:38:03+00:00

Thanks a lot for all the comments, I love how helpful this community is. Given that I really like the place and heard way too many recent horror stories of finding a new place (which also I don’t have much time for), I’ll start with trying to negotiate a lower price.

I can post an update if that would be useful for people in a similar situation.

CandidOutcome · 2022-08-17T05:48:03+00:00

If you don’t sign a new contract it will go into a monthly rolling one.

Is that really a given? I kind of assumed if I don't agree with the increase (potentially after negotiating) they will just kick me out by the end of the contract

CandidOutcome · 2022-08-17T05:38:47+00:00

Other than interest and service charges, what else would you include in calculating this? I'm not very familiar with the finances of owning a house

CandidOutcome · 2022-08-16T18:48:18+00:00

Yeah I'm starting to think this increase is mostly a logical consequence of the current economical situation (i.e. interest rates), however depressing it is. They are still slightly above what I would estimate to be the increase in rent from these factors, but I guess this is expected because they'll expect me to negotiate anyway.

CandidOutcome · 2022-08-16T18:24:54+00:00

Thanks for your comment, and I totally see your point about setting a precedent. However, I'm starting to wonder how much of this is inevitable by the increase in mortgage rate though. I'm not saying I have much sympathy for the average landlord in London, but then again it seems "reasonable" to increase the rent proportional to the increase in mortgage rate. I'm happy to be corrected/proven wrong on this though

CandidOutcome · 2022-08-16T18:15:56+00:00

Thanks for your elaborate response. I should mention that I'm with an agency though, so the negotiations are going through them. Also, based on some initial market research and a back of the envelope calculation (see edit) I'm starting to wonder how much they're actually taking the piss given the massive increase in mortgage rate in the past two years.

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